ROSEDALE, Md. --Baltimore County police continued the investigation into a beating at a restaurant in Rosedale that one group said should be prosecuted as a hate crime.

Police said a 14-year-old girl has been charged as a juvenile in the beating, while charges are still pending against an 18-year-old woman. The woman declined to be interviewed, according to 11 News reporter Sheldon Dutes.

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Meanwhile, the restaurant has dismissed an employee who taped the incident.

The attack occurred at about 8 p.m. Monday inside a McDonald's restaurant in the 6300 block of Kenwood Avenue.

When Baltimore County officers arrived, they found a 22-year-old woman who appeared to be having a seizure. Witnesses told police that the victim had been assaulted by two teens. Equality Maryland later identified the victim as a transgendered woman and urged officials to investigate the attack as a hate crime.

The video, recorded Monday evening and posted Thursday at WorldStarHipHip.com , shows two women attacking another woman.

The video shows the two culprits punching and kicking the victim. There is then a scene with one of the women dragging the victim across the floor, ripping what appears to be hair extensions or a wig from her head.

On the video, you can hear at least one employee yelling for the attack to stop.

Police charging documents show that another person tried to intervene and break up the assault, but the women punched her in the face, causing her to fall over. Police said that woman declined medical assistance.

People are registering disbelief as they hear about the attack and see the video. "One of my employees showed it to me this morning. He was like, "Did you hear about that fight at McDonald's and he showed me the video. It was crazy," said a man who works in the neighborhood.

The man who shot the video appeared to have done nothing to help. On the video, he's heard telling the attackers that the victim is seizing and that police were on the way.

Police said the victim was taken to Franklin Square Hospital. Her condition hasn't been released.

Police said they talked to the victim in the video, who said she had gotten into an argument with the suspects in the bathroom before the assault began. She said she didn't know the women.

McDonald's on Friday released a statement regarding the beating, saying, "We are shocked by the video from a Baltimore franchised restaurant showing an assault. This incident is unacceptable, disturbing and troubling.

"McDonalds strives to be a safe, welcoming environment for everyone who visits. Nothing is more important to us than the safety of customers and employees in our restaurants. We are working with the franchisee and the local authorities to investigate this matter."

On Saturday, franchise owner Mitchell McPherson said: "The crew member who made the video is no longer employed with my organization. Appropriate action regarding other employees will take place as warranted.